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The Southern Miss Golden Eagles swept Louisiana Tech over the weekend to improve to 10-1 on the season. The Sunday . . .

Homestead Exemption

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Mardi Gras Queen Pam Hampton

Pam Hampton was hired as the physical education teacher at Quitman Upper Elementary and Quitman Lower Elementary in 1998. After . . .

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Week of February 16, 2026
By REP. TROY SMITH
Wed,03/04/26-8:00AM , 90 Reads
The seventh week of the 2026 Regular Session has concluded. February 16 marked the deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider general bills and constitutional amendments originating in the House.
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NCAA appeals Chambliss injunction to Mississippi Supreme Court
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,03/06/26-1:40PM , 224 Reads 13,804 Statewide
The NCAA claims the organization and its members will be irreparably harmed if the Ole Miss quarterback’s injunction effectively allowing him to play in 2026 stands.
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Trump endorses behind the meter
By WYATT EMMERICH
Wed,03/04/26-3:58PM , 128 Reads 8,735 Statewide
Readers may recall that Kelley Williams and I have written extensively about all the new Mississippi data centers, especially the huge one in Madison. Our beef is that these data centers will consume more electricity than all the other grid customers combined. Who is going to pay for this?
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Long-awaited Pearl River flood control project moves forward
By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,03/06/26-12:00AM , 46 Reads 2,715 Statewide
“People don’t set down roots and invest in communities where they feel that they’re at risk,” Jackson Mayor John Horhn said. Pearl Mayor Jake Windham noted that it is typically the poorest residents who are affected most by the flooding.
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Quitman, 39355, MS

Realtime Radar

Current Temp

79°F

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Chance of Rain: 60%
Max Temp: 82°F
Min Temp: 60°F
Feels Like: 78°F
Dew Point: 63°F
Humidity: 93%
Sunrise: 7:12 AM
Sunset: 6:58 PM

Wind Speed: 5 to 10 mph
Wind Direction: SSW
Wind Gust: 10 mph
Sky Cover: 91%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 63°F
Moon Rise: NA
Moon Set: 10:22 AM

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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